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“He might not be yours… But you’re definitelyhis.”
“That’s not… No.” I couldn’t deny it fast enough.
“Helikesyou, Ella Grace. Admit it.”
Not thefull namedrop. I rolled my eyes at my sister. “We’re not even friends, not really. And we’ve basically been fighting all month. We’re?—”
“Is that what you call it? Fighting?” Audrey smirked. “I’d call itflirting.”
“Ro. He’s not interested in me like that. He’s just…” I didn’t know what he was. “Invested in this partnership going well.” I swallowed roughly. Yup. That was it.
“Sure.” She patted my knee through the sheets. “Keep telling yourself that.”
“Audrey.”
“Mm?”
Instead of looking at her, I wrapped my blanket around my shoulders and gazed out the window. “I’m scared.” The words were a soft whisper.
“Of what?”
“Getting my heart broken.” Again.
I didn’t think I’d survive a second time. Not when I already liked him this much, even when I kept denying it.
“Oh, Ell.” Audrey climbed onto the bed, wrapping her arms around my shoulders. “I don’t think you have to be scared of him.”
“Why not?”
“Because in the last few weeks that I’ve seen him talk to you, I’ve never seen him so much as look at another girl. Not one.” She rubbed soothing circles over my back. “So… maybe let him in a little.”
I blinked. I’d just assumed that he’d been sleeping around. If we’d hooked up the first night we’d met, what was stopping him from doing that with someone else? “But…”
She shushed me, putting a finger over my lips. “Do you want something for dinner? I’m on Ella duty tonight.”
“I’m feeling better, I promise.” I’d probably sweat out most of the bug, anyway. Whatever I had hit me like a train wreck, but thanks to Cam and his continued assurance that I took medicine and drank liquids, I already felt way more like a person than I had yesterday.
Which meant I probably needed to suck it up and be a human again.
And then find Cameron and thank him for taking care of me.
My cheeks flushed as I thought about the way he’d dropped everything. Called mebaby.
Maybe I’d been wrong about a lot of things.
CHAPTER 16
Cam
There’s the winning quarterback!” I exclaimed, slapping James on the back. We’d won our home game this week, and the fraternity house was full of rowdy college kids, all celebrating.
My eyes were practically glued to the door, waiting for Ella to come in. It had been almost a week since I’d taken care of her with the flu. We’d texted since, but I hadn’t seen her in person.
I didn’t want to admit the fact that I missed her. But I did.
It was weird, because it had only been a few weeks that we’d been spending time together, but I couldn’t help but look forward to every encounter. There was always something new, a moment between us, a memory that I’d store away for safekeeping. I couldn’t help but feel like we were slowly chipping away at whatever walls she’d put up.
We were playing the game between us, but I also wanted her to know that this wasn’t just a hookup for me. That there wasn’t another motive behind me wanting to spend time with her. Sure, if spending time together ended up with my face between her thighs, I’d be the happiest fucking man alive, but that wasn’t what I craved.
